as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
it's obvious that he doesn't have a jot of interest in history
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Recent Examples of jot
As Orlean jots down that last bit, Laroche looks shocked—but also a little charmed.
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Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
To those that have already made their mind up about migrants and Muslims, Fall’s film won’t make a jot of difference.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
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For the one who takes the nicest notes and jots down pretty much everything, get them a more sustainable option.
—Mia Maguire, StyleCaster, 11 Dec. 2024
This could be something as simple as a quick jot in your Notes app, or super extra like an advanced Excel spreadsheet—whatever works best for you.
—Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 26 Nov. 2024
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Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
To those that have already made their mind up about migrants and Muslims, Fall’s film won’t make a jot of difference.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
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$31 Buy Now on Amazon
$22 Buy Now on target
For the one who takes the nicest notes and jots down pretty much everything, get them a more sustainable option.
—Mia Maguire, StyleCaster, 11 Dec. 2024
This could be something as simple as a quick jot in your Notes app, or super extra like an advanced Excel spreadsheet—whatever works best for you.
—Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jot
Noun
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Volcanoes, like stars and tides and changing seasons, don’t give a damn.—
Jessica Kiang,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
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What is emerging instead is a stewardship model that treats vital ecosystems, like coral reefs, as dynamic systems requiring maintenance, repair, and adaptation, much like roads, damns, and power grids.—
Bill Frist,
Forbes.com,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Moreover, Trump cares not a whit about bringing drug traffickers to justice.—
Peter Kornbluh,
Washington Post,
5 Jan. 2026
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Miss Keaton…is not a whit like the flustered ingénue she was cast to play.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Miniature Wife Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen star in this dramedy about an egocentric scientist on the verge of a breakthrough who accidentally shrinks his wife, a Pulitzer-winning author who hasn’t written a lick in more than a decade.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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Some of the musical pleasures in the show feel age-old, like Roy Bittan’s piano licks and Max Weinberg’s furious fills.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Aziza Scott is a hoot as Anna’s pregnant best friend/real-talk Greek chorus of sorts, and Coiro herself doles out zingers as a random tourist on a bus.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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And Donnie was so into it and so prepared, and just a hoot.—
Rebecca Milzoff,
Billboard,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Dennard offered a shred of advice.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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Only film-lover Bella retains a shred of optimism into adulthood, having started a new romance with a film usher.—
Charles Lewis III,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Jot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jot. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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